NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The MLB PLAYOFFS topped Friday cable, with TBS’s games at 0.83/0.56, MLB Network’s game at 0.83, and Fox Sports 1’s game at 0.31. A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.05 to 0.45. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.42. Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS jumped a tenth to 0.31. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP climbed 0.05 to 0.26. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.25/0.39/3M, with Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.20/0.33/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.15/0.21/1.2M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES edged up 0.02 to 0.22. HGTV’s WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY was at 0.19. Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.19. Discovery aired a GOLD RUSH special at 0.19. ID’s MURDER IN AMISH COUNTRY was at 0.16/0.15/0.13. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.15, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.21. On History, ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.13 and IN SEARCH OF was also at 0.13. Syfy’s VAN HELSING gained 0.04 to 0.11. Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE ticked up to 0.09. HBO’s ROOM 104 was steady at 0.04.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 4, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: NATIONALS/DODGERS | TBS NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 231 | 0.83 | 3,043 |
| 2 | DIVISION SERIES GAME: 2019 ALDS MIN AT NYY GM 1 | MLB NETWORK | 7:09 PM | 255 | 0.83 | 3,352 |
| 3 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: CARDINALS/BRAVES | TBS NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 183 | 0.56 | 2,340 |
| 4 | LIVE PD: 238 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.45 | 1,698 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: UCF/CINCINNATI | ESPN | 7:57 PM | 219 | 0.42 | 1,441 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:36 PM | 24 | 0.33 | 862 |
| 7 | BLACK JESUS | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.31 | 657 |
| 8 | MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: TAMPA BAY/HOUSTON 1 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:59 PM | 212 | 0.31 | 1,393 |
| 9 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 1:21 AM | 44 | 0.27 | 898 |
| 10 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 662 |
| 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,977 |
| 12 | MLB ALDS POST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:31 PM | 15 | 0.22 | 968 |
| 13 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 799 |
| 14 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,609 |
| 15 | WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MON | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 938 |
| 16 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.19 | 707 |
| 17 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 3,065 |
| 18 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 808 |
| 19 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 764 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 443 |
| 21 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,807 |
| 22 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 630 |
| 23 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 620 |
| 24 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,435 |
| 25 | COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ROB LOWE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 350 |
| 26 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,238 |
| 27 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,277 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 355 |
| 29 | MURDER IN AMISH COUNTRY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 848 |
| 30 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,960 |
| 31 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.16 | 550 |
| 32 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,176 |
| 33 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 550 |
| 34 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 384 |
| 35 | SUBSTITUTE, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 706 |
| 36 | MURDER IN AMISH COUNTRY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 776 |
| 37 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 579 |
| 38 | MLBT DIVISION POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 11:24 PM | 86 | 0.15 | 538 |
| 39 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,813 |
| 40 | ABBY HATCHER | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 582 |
| 41 | HAUNTED SALEM: LIVE: DWEC-101H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 240 | 0.14 | 516 |
| 42 | MBC: RS FAMILY EDITION FL | WETV | 10:01 PM | 13 | 0.14 | 436 |
| 43 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,026 |
| 44 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 57 | 0.14 | 429 |
| 45 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,055 |
| 46 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,128 |
| 47 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 374 |
| 48 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.13 | 777 |
| 49 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 299 |
| 50 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,910 |
| 51 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 325 |
| 52 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 367 |
| 53 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.13 | 430 |
| 54 | IN SEARCH OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 730 |
| 55 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 392 |
| 56 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,712 |
| 57 | ARE YOU SMARTER THAN | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 575 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 319 |
| 59 | MURDER IN AMISH COUNTRY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 661 |
| 60 | FANCY NANCY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.12 | 429 |
| 61 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,068 |
| 62 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 964 |
| 63 | GOOSEBUMPS (2015) | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:15 PM | 105 | 0.12 | 519 |
| 64 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 334 |
| 65 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,714 |
| 66 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,683 |
| 67 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 265 |
| 68 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,399 |
| 69 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 707 |
| 70 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,462 |
| 71 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 302 |
| 72 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,177 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 870 |
| 74 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 841 |
| 75 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 882 |
| 76 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,513 |
| 77 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,422 |
| 78 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,159 |
| 79 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,373 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 852 |
| 81 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,109 |
| 82 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 912 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 309 |
| 84 | LOCK IT IN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:46 PM | 44 | 0.10 | 355 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,237 |
| 86 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 348 |
| 87 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,793 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 919 |
| 89 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 863 |
| 90 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,882 |
| 91 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 1,307 |
| 92 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,270 |
| 93 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 247 |
| 94 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,675 |
| 95 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 891 |
| 96 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,766 |
| 97 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 515 |
| 98 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 229 | PARAMOUNT | 9:00 PM | 126 | 0.09 | 301 |
| 99 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SMUGGLING IN SUBURBIA | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 350 |
| 100 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 258 |
| 101 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,657 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,097 |
| 103 | MBC: RS FAMILY EDITION FL | WETV | 6:47 PM | 13 | 0.09 | 257 |
| 104 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,653 |
| 105 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,099 |
| 106 | PEPPA PIG | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 502 |
| 107 | MLBT DIVISION PREGAME | MLB NETWORK | 6:12 PM | 57 | 0.08 | 349 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,272 |
| 109 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,673 |
| 110 | SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 412 |
| 111 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 782 |
| 112 | GOOD TALK | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 193 |
| 113 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 259 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED L: 769 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 164 |
| 115 | SEASON OF THE WITCH | HBO PRIME | 6:50 PM | 95 | 0.07 | 218 |
| 116 | GHOST ADVENTURES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 218 |
| 117 | HALLOWEEN WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 269 |
| 118 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 228 |
| 119 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 602 |
| 120 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 731 |
| 121 | LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / NECAXA | TUDN | 9:30 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 208 |
| 122 | HALLOWEEN WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 264 |
| 123 | HALLOWEEN WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 280 |
| 124 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 223 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 535 |
| 126 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 243 |
| 127 | BARRETT JACKSON: 6 – LAS VEGAS EPISODE 6 | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 317 |
| 128 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 192 |
| 129 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 130 | FREAKSHOW CAKES | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 131 | MLB ALDS PRE GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:00 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 192 |
| 132 | SYFY WIRE: CON AFTER DARK | SYFY | 12:00 AM | 15 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 133 | HERD L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 134 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 142 |
| 135 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 115 |
| 136 | GHOST ADVENTURES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 171 |
| 138 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 139 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 140 | DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 141 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 142 | HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS | SHOWTIME PRIME | 7:00 PM | 105 | 0.04 | 167 |
| 143 | ROOM 104 | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 26 | 0.04 | 161 |
| 144 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 381 |
| 145 | NFL 100 GREATEST | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 146 | MTV WORLD STAGE | MTV | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 147 | MAX ON BOXING | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 96 |
| 148 | E! NEWS | E! | 6:59 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 188 |
| 149 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 150 | UFC LIVE L | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 82 |
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